Therefore Humphry Davy was right, and I am not wrong in following him.

因此，汉弗莱·戴维是对的， 我跟随他并没有错。

The first semi-successful attempt was made in 1807, when British chemist Humphry Davy used a primitive battery to make an arc of light between two charcoal sticks.

第一次半成功的尝试是在 1807 年，当时英国化学家汉弗莱·戴维用一块原始电池在两根木炭棒之间擦出了一道光弧。